Cathleen Hampton

Cathleen Hampton has more than 26 years of experience as a human resources professional providing subject matter expertise in areas of risk and compliance, work force planning, and human capital strategy. She has a unique ability to analyze operations for risk and help maneuver cultural practices and compliance enhancements that would increase organizational outcomes. She is noted for launching new programs focused on talent acquisition and retention strategies that outpaced major competition through strong and decisive business leadership.

Federal Contractors beware, the OFCCP has been busy issuing Agency Interpretations and requirements at break neck speed, and every employer should be ready for increased scrutiny in the coming year. Affirmative action affects more than you think, and you may want to take note because since 2012, affirmative action as we know it has dramatically changed. Join expert speaker Cathleen Hampton, who will help you to gain insight into OFCCP's enforcement strategies as evidenced in their aggressive regulatory agenda.

The same regulatory agenda demonstrates OFCCPs intent for aggressively enforcing the laws under its jurisdiction and strengthening the regulations implementing those laws. The developments over the period of last four years have reflected OFCCPs recently stated belief that affirmative action cannot be measured by good faith efforts anymore. However, the proposed and implanted changes to compliance requirements have reflected a push by the OFCCP for federal contractors to engineer results. The trend will continue through FY 2017 and will affect all plan designs moving forward